The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

HLOPRYC

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Words
20
Points
72
Genius
50
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • ch×3
  • cl×2
  • co×7
  • cr×2
  • ho×1
  • lo×2
  • po×2
  • ro×1

Words by first letter and length

45611Σ
c 9221 14
h ·1·· 1
l 2··· 2
p ·2·· 2
r ··1· 1
Σ 11531 20

The numbers

Genius today takes 50 points of 72 available. The average answer runs 4.9 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
1st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
1st percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

411 today34.5% all-time55 today22.8% all-time63 today20.0% all-time712.1% all-time86.3% all-time92.5% all-time101.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
c ● Friday, December 26, 2025 Tuesday, December 2, 2025
h Thursday, December 25, 2025 Wednesday, December 3, 2025
l Saturday, December 27, 2025 Tuesday, December 9, 2025
o Thursday, December 25, 2025 Saturday, December 6, 2025
p Thursday, December 25, 2025 Wednesday, December 24, 2025
r Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Sunday, November 16, 2025
y Friday, December 26, 2025 Thursday, December 11, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. lulu 19

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.